Former Paraguayan President Santiago Peña arrived at the Attorney General’s Office to appear before prosecutors
Former Paraguayan President Santiago Peña arrived at the Attorney General’s Office on Saturday to appear before prosecutors, Devdiscourse reported, a day after the Senate removed him from office and he was placed under house arrest. France 24 reported that Peña faces suspicion of breach of trust and influence peddling, among other charges, following the collapse of government-linked Ueno Bank.
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Former Paraguayan President Santiago Peña arrived at the Attorney General’s Office on Saturday to appear before prosecutors, Devdiscourse reported, a day after the Senate removed him from office and he was placed under house arrest. France 24 reported that the Senate unanimously removed Peña on Friday over the collapse of government-linked Ueno Bank. Peña had offered his resignation, but lawmakers continued impeachment proceedings, stripping him of political immunity. Authorities placed him under house arrest on suspicion of breach of trust and influence peddling, among other charges.
The central bank had taken over Ueno Bank amid a solvency crisis. France 24 said the collapse left nearly half of Paraguay’s 6 million people unable to access their savings. Peña signed his resignation letter on November 5.
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France 24 reports that Peña was removed from office and placed under house arrest over a banking crisis; Devdiscourse also reports the impeachment and house arrest in its follow-up on Peña appearing before prosecutors. These reports match the proposed event and timing.